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FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, file photo, New York Jets' Chris Hogan makes a catch during practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Florham Park, N.J. Replacing an NFL player because of injury or play usually is as easy as a phone call and a plane ride. Chris Hogan only had to travel 30 minutes from Wyckoff, New Jersey, to the New York Jets' facility in Florham Park when he got the call. He agreed to terms Aug. 16, went through testing and signed on Wednesday before his first practice. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle (85), left, gets low for a block during a drill at the NFL Training Camp practice Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, at the SAP Performance Facility in Santa Clara, Calif. (Xavier Mascarenas/The Sacramento Bee via AP)
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